Head-To-Head Comparison: Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) & Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY)

Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY) and Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Warby Parker has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fenbo has a beta of -1.36, meaning that its share price is 236% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Warby Parker and Fenbo”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Warby Parker	$771.32 million	2.67	-$20.39 million	($0.07)	-279.61
Fenbo	$132.91 million	0.06	-$1.99 million	N/A	N/A

Fenbo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Warby Parker.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Warby Parker and Fenbo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Warby Parker	1	9	10	0	2.45
Fenbo	1	0	0	0	1.00

Warby Parker currently has a consensus price target of $25.20, suggesting a potential upside of 28.75%. Given Warby Parker’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Warby Parker is more favorable than Fenbo.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.2% of Warby Parker shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Fenbo shares are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of Warby Parker shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Warby Parker and Fenbo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Warby Parker	-1.12%	-0.79%	-0.41%
Fenbo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Warby Parker beats Fenbo on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Warby Parker

Warby Parker Inc. provides eyewear products in the United States and Canada. The company offers eyeglasses, sunglasses, light-responsive lenses, blue-light-filtering lenses, non-prescription lenses, and contact lenses. It also provides accessories, such as cases, lenses kit with anti-fog spray, pouches, and anti-fog lens spray through its retail stores, website, and mobile apps. In addition, the company offers eye exams and vision tests. Warby Parker Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Fenbo

Fenbo Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells personal care electric appliances and toys products. The company offers curling wands and irons, flat irons and hair straighteners, hair dryers, trimmers, nail polishers, pet shampoo brushes, eyebrow pliers, etc. It serves customers in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and internationally. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. Fenbo Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of Luxury Max Investments Limited.